Cabinet



Patented June 9, 1942 CABINET' John D. Cannon, River Forest, Ill., assignor to Morton Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application October 31, 1940, Serial No. 363,611

Claims.

My invention reiates to cabinets particularly adapted for holding and dispensing covers for toilet seats. It has particular reference to holding means provided within the cabinet whereby the pack is held in proper position in the Cabinet and the covers can be removed singly from the pack. A

Another and iurther object of my invention is the provision of a Cabinet in which the sheets making up the pack are held in proper position in the cabinet in such manner that they can be removed singly from the pack Without disturbing the orderly arrangement of the balance of the sheets, and is particularly adapted to means for holding the upper portion of the pack n Vertical position in the Cabinet after a number of the sheets have been removed from the pack so that the sheets may not fall forward and become folded upon themselves in the Cabinet thereby preventing the proper removal of the covers.

A further object of the invention is the provision of holding means in a Cabinet whereby regardless of the number of sheets remaining in the pack after a quantity has been used, the sheets are heid in such position that they are dispensed singly and not in groups of seVera1 sheets, resulting in the covers being wasted and improper operation of the Cabinet.

It will be understood that these toilet seat covers are made preferably of thin, tissue-like paper and are very fragile, being adapted to pass through the toilet without danger of clogging up the outlet pipes, plumbng facilities and the like. They usually are made up into packs of, say, 500 sheets, and placed in a cabinet generally attached to a wall so that the packs are held in Vertical position, each sheet being olded upon itself on a fold line at one side of the center of the Sheet so the Sheet in folded position has a long side and a short side. When the cover of the Cabinet at the lower side is lifted, a free edge of a seat cover is exposed and the user by grasping this free edge is able to remove the seat cover from the Cabinet quickly, Without tearing it, thus destroying or rendering the cover unfit for use.

When the pack is placed within the Cabinet, frictional holding means usually are provided so that the full pack is easily held, but after a number of sheets are removed from the pack and it is materially rednced in size, there is a tendency for the pack to double over or fold upon itself so that it is difficult to remove the sheets singly without multilating them. Or the sheets Will pass out in bunches of Sever-al at one time and be thrown away without being used.

My invention has to do particularly with enabling the pack to remain in vertical position without olding upon itself Whether the pack is a full one of substantially 500 sheets or has been used down to within a few sheets.

These and other objects of the invention will be more fully and better understood by reference to the accompanying Sheet of drawings, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view, partially in section, of a Cabinet embodying my invention; and

Figure 2 s a sectional view on line 2-2 of Figura 1.

Referring now partcularly to the drawing, and in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout, a Cabinet il is shown having a back wall II and angularly disposed integrally formed edges 2, 2 extending entirely around the back wall H, the height of these edges l2 depending upon the desired capacity of the cabinet. They are usually made something like one inch in height, which is suificient to hold the ordinary commercial pack of seat covers of approximately 500 sheets. The wall II has struckout portions 3, [3 through which screws, bolts or other fastening means are passed into the wall I' l or the like, so that the cabinet is held in vertical position on the wall.

A cover is provided comprising an upper section ls and a lower section 6 connected to the section 5 by means of a hinge ll. The upper section I 5 of the cover has side portions IG which overlie the edges l2 on the outer sides and are of substantially the same height. Arms IS are welded or otherwise secured to these portions IB, the arms 19 extending below the hinge I'I and therefore below the lower edge of the upper section 5 of the cover, and are Secured by means of rivets 25, 20 through the edges I2 of the cabinet IO. The lower section IG of the cover has a narrow, inturned portion 2I at each end thereof, this edge overlying the bottom edge l2 of the cabinet, with a red 22 mounted therein. This rod eXtends out on each side of the cover IB and forms a fingerpiece for use in liting the section 6 of the cover and also a Weight to normally retain the cover in closed position. A lock 23 is secured to the upper section I5 and. operated by a key 24, so that When it is desired to open the Cabinet for filling purposes or the like, the cover section 15 is unlocked and allowed to drop down so that access can be had to the interior of the Cabinet.

Extending from side to side across the upper part of the Cabinet s a member 25 having arms 26, 25 integrally forrned therewith. Pins 27, 27 pass through the arms 255, providing a hinge for the member 25, these pins being mounted in the portion 82 of the Cabinet near the rear edge thereof, with the arms 26 extending towards the front of the Cabinet. As the member 25 is suspended in the Cabinet its lower edge 28 bears against the pack 2% and in efiect holds the sheets in position at the upper edgeof the pack and prevents the doubling over of the sheets or at least the top sheets thereof, particularly when the sheets have become materially reduced in number.

At the bottom of the Cabinet a member 3@ is spot-welded. or otherwise Secured to the member 2 and projects upward a short distance therefrom, providing a pocket into which one edge of the pack is slipped When the cabinet is filled. It will be understood that the sheets making up the pack are folded upon themselves, with the fold line being transverse of the cover and at one side oi the center thereof so that the edge 3 of the front sheet extends above the edge of the member 3@ where it can be easily grasped by the user upon the lower section EG of the cover being lifted and exposing the lower portion of the pack for this purpose.

Studs 32, 32 are provided, adapted to extend through holes formed in the pack, and serve to sustain generally the Weight of the pack Whil in the Cabinet but do not prevent the sheets from falling forward and becoming disengaged from the studs When the member, such as is omitted from the Cabinet.

In operation, the Cabinet is filled by the operator Opening the upper section 55 oi the cover, pulling the member 2% out until it is at substantiaily right angles to the back wall, and slipping a pack of seat covers into position over the studs 32. The member 25 is then allowed to drop down upon the pack and exercises a slight amount of pressure on the outer surf-ace of the pack across the upper end thereof, preventing the sheets from Ialling forward towards their upper edges. upper section 5 of the cover is closed and thereafter When it is desired to remove a Sheet from the cabinet the lower section EG of the cover is opened and the free edge 35 of the uppermost seat cover is grasped and pulled from the pack Without tearing or mutilation. Only a slight amount of frio-tion is iinposed upon the sheet, which is easily overcome by the pull on the lower The section of the Sheet, and the other sheets making up the packwill be undisturbed. It will be understood that the free edge :ii is behind lcnger iolded portion of the cover and therefore it is not available to be grasped by the user until the top sheet has been removed. Without the use of the element 2%, the top of the pack, particularly after a number of sheets have been used therefrom, is apt to drop forward and. fold upon itself in the upper part of the Cabinet in such manner that the sheets are not free to be detached from the top of the pack, resulting in difficulty in removal of a single sheet and. the proper functioning of the Cabinet.

While I have described more or less precisely the details of Construction, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I contemplate changes in form and the proportion oi parts and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may Suggest Or render expedient without departing from the spirit or Scope of my invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A toilet Seat cover Cabinet coinprising, in combination, a receptacle, a hinged cover therefor, studs on the back wall of the Cabinet adapted to extend through the pack, and a hinged member mounted within the Cabinet and extending longitudinally thereof, one edge of which engages the outer Sheet of the pack to assist in hclding the pack in position in the Cabinet.

2. A toilet seat cover Cabinet comprising in combination, a receptacle, a hinged cover therefor, studs on the back wall of the Cabinet adapted to extend through the pack, and a hinged member mounted upon the Cabinet extending across the pack and adapted to frictionally engage the upper portion of the pack to prevent the pack from falling forward in the Cabinet.

3. A toilet Seat cover Cabinet comprising in combination, a receptacle, a hinged cover thereor, studs on the back wall of the Cabinet adapted to extend through the pack, and a pivotally mounted member Secured to said cabinet inside the walls thereof adapted to engage the outer face of the pack near the upper edge thereoi to prevent the sheets of the pack from falling forward in the cabinet.

4. A toilet sea't cover cabinet comprising in combination, a receptacle, a hinged cover therefor, studs on the back wall oi" the Cabinet adapted to extend through the pack, and a pivotally mounted blade member upon the Cabinet having arms extending at right angles to the blade through which the biade is mounted, whereby the lower edge of the blade is held by gravity against the outer face of the pack.

5. A toilet seat cover Cabinet comprising in combination, a receptacle, a hinged cover therefor, studs on the back wall of the Cabinet adapted to extend through the pack, a blade member havng its ends mounted in the end walls oi the Cabinet, and arms on said blade member, by means of which said arms the blade member is mounted off center whereby its lower edge engages against the pack in the said Cabinet.

JOHN D. CANNON. 

